Dress Codes, Employees

Fiery Debates: Current Challenges in the Modern Workplace

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 11/1/2024

Budgets and Elections - The state budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 is likely to be another record-breaker, advised Whitney Campbell Christensen, a government relations attorney who served as president of the North Carolina...more

Ontario, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Determines Volunteer Asked to Remove Rainbow Sticker Did Not Experience Discrimination

Littler on 10/10/2024

In Zanette v. Ottawa Chamber Music Society, 2024 HRTO 998, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) dismissed a volunteer’s application alleging discrimination with respect to employment because of sexual orientation,...more

Should You Revise Your Workplace Conduct and Dress-Code Policies in the Wake of an Election Year?

Baker Donelson on 10/2/2024

In an election year, and in a climate where employees are more expressive about their opinions and beliefs, particularly regarding social movements, many employers wonder if and where to draw the line on limiting political...more

Legislative Update: Texas Limits Local Governments’ Authority to Regulate and Passes the CROWN Act

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/10/2023

The State of Texas infrequently regulates the workplace. This summer, however, Texas enacted two notable workplace laws about which employers should be aware....more

NLRB Reaffirms "Special Circumstances" Test for Union Insignia Cases

FordHarrison on 9/12/2022

Executive Summary: On August 29, 2022, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) reaffirmed that when an employer interferes in any way with its employees’ right to display union insignia, the...more

Sweatpants in the Workplace? Dress Code Considerations When Returning to the Office During a Pandemic

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/23/2020

Months of working from home have made at least one thing clear – the “Freshman 15” has nothing on the COVID-19. Boredom, stress, and ease of access to the refrigerator has caused many employees to trade in their suits for...more